The Passion

Reflections that Jesus makes on the mystery of His
suffering and the value it has on the Redemption.
Cochabamba — Bolivia Spanish Editions: 1996 and
1998 English 1st Edition - November 1999

Katya
Rivas: The PassionExtract 9Jesus

I
was taken before Caiaphas, where I was received with jeers
and insults. One of his soldiers struck My cheek. It was the
first blow I received and in it I saw the first mortal sin
of many souls who, after having lived in grace, committed
that first sin… So many other sins followed that first
sin, serving as an example so that other souls would also
commit them.

My Apostles abandoned Me and Peter remained
hidden behind a fence, amongst the servants, spying, moved
by curiosity.

With Me were men only trying to accumulate
crimes against Me, accusations that could further incite the
anger of such wicked judges. There I saw the faces of all
the demons, of all the bad angels. They accused Me of
disturbing the order, of being an instigator and a false
prophet, of being blasphemous, and profaning the Sabbath.
And the soldiers, overexcited by the slanders, shouted and
threatened Me.

Then My silence cried out, shaking My whole
Body. Where are you, Apostles and disciples who have been
witnesses of My Life, of My teachings and of My miracles? Of
all those from whom I was expecting some proof of love,
there is no one left to defend Me. I am alone and surrounded
by soldiers who want to devour Me like wolves.

Contemplate
how they mistreated Me: one deals Me a blow against the
face, another thrusts his dirty saliva at Me, another twists
My face to make fun of Me; another pulls My beard; another
wrings My arms between his fingers; another hits My genitals
with his knee, and when I fall, two of them pull Me up by
the hair.

†

EDITOR’S NOTES:
Through till the end of the observance of Lent 2013
Scoop, will be publishing a series of daily reflections on
the Passion from Bolivian author Katya Rivas. Rivas has
received an official imprimatur from the Catholic Church for
several books.. Readers can sign up to recieve daily
extracts from Katya Rivas’s writings by email at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dailykatya/

Katya Rivas's work was the subject of a documentary made in 1999 by Australian's Ron Tesoriero and Mike Willissee called "Signs from God" ( read a review here ). In the same year the then Bishop of Buenos Aires Jorge Bergoglio - now Pope Francis - requested a scientific investigation of a remarkable and unexplained phenomena involving a discarded host which had started to bleed. In 2013 Ron Tesoriero published a book "Unseen : New Evidence" which addresses what happened with this investigation and its implications for the quest to discover the origin of life. ( Find out more here ).

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